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Hybrid Materials: Strongly‐Coupled Freestanding Hybrid Films of Graphene and Layered Titanate Nanosheets: An Effective Way to Tailor the Physicochemical and Antibacterial Properties of Graphene Film (Adv. Funct. Mater. 16/2014)
Author(s) -
Kim In Young,
Park Suhye,
Kim Hyunseok,
Park Sungsu,
Ruoff Rodney S.,
Hwang SeongJu
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
advanced functional materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 6.069
H-Index - 322
eISSN - 1616-3028
pISSN - 1616-301X
DOI - 10.1002/adfm.201470098
Subject(s) - materials science , graphene , nanotechnology , fabrication , oxide , titanate , hybrid material , adhesion , composite material , ceramic , medicine , alternative medicine , pathology , metallurgy
S. Park, S.‐J. Hwang, and co‐workers report the fabrication of strongly coupled hybrid films of reduced graphene oxide‐layered titanate with an unexpected high sterilization efficiency for Escherichia coli. On page 2288, E. coli cells exposed to the hybrid film are irreversibly destroyed by the edges of the nanosheets. The enhanced adhesion of bacteria on the rough surface of the hybrid films additionally contributes to their excellent antibacterial activity.